Yeah, I do agree. Unfortunately it seems like a lot of anime adaptations feel they have to start by introducing as many of the popular characters as soon as possible.

Which can work sometimes because you go back and forth between multiple characters to focus on, but this is...maybe not one of those examples. Conan honestly had a similar problem at first where they clearly wanted to bring in as many elements and establish them ASAP even if it meant getting rid of quality scenes or better continuity.